North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 19 D · 5 R · 2 I cosponsors

HB 343 — Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    3 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (19 D · 5 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 343 has updated the sponsor list to include both Representatives Cunningham and Cotham, whereas the earlier draft only had Representative Cunningham as the sponsor. Additionally, the wording surrounding the bill's introductory lines has been revised for clarity. These changes matter as having multiple sponsors can indicate broader support for the bill, which might help it gain traction in the legislative process.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 343 Short Title:
343 Mar 10, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40141-MGa-80 Short Title:
Representative Cunningham.
Representatives Cunningham and Cotham (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, TO ENHANCE PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES BY MOVING THE STATE'S LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM TOWARD NATIONAL STANDARDS.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 11, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, TO ENHANCE PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES BY MOVING THE STATE'S LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM TOWARD NATIONAL STANDARDS.
*DRH40141-MGa-80*
*H343-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (153)

153 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 343?
HB 343 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), and Carla D. Cunningham (U).
What is the current status of HB 343?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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